An Unclean Spirit’s Return
24 "When 11:24–26 Mt 12:43–45an unclean spirit 11:24 Mk 1:23–27; Lk 8:29; 9:42; Rv 18:2comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, 11:24 Mt 11:29; Rv 4:8; 14:11and not finding rest, it then 11:24 Other mss omit thensays, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ 25 Returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits 11:26 Lv 26:18–28; Dt 7:1; Pr 6:31; 26:25; Lk 8:2more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first." 11:26 Jn 5:14; 2Pt 2:20–22